The first step in America's path to recovery from COVID is eliminating the science deniers from any positions of trust in the government or academia -- and making sure that no one listens to the disinformation they have promoted. U.S. ‘Anti-Science’ Movement Sacrificed ‘Tens Of Thousands’ Of Lives To COVID The needless toll was triggered by an “active and unabashed anti-science disinformation initiative” by the Trump White House, writes Dr. Peter Hotez. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete...dreds-of-thousands_n_6014b39ac5b622df90f382ee An “unprecedented politicization” of science in America over the last five years has resulted in “tens of thousands” of needless deaths in the nation, an infectious disease specialist has warned. Dangerous attacks on the health measures of masks and social distancing as an affront to “freedom” and suspicions about vaccinations has been fueled by “an active and unabashed anti-science disinformation initiative by the White House,” and “the president himself,” wrote Dr. Peter Hotez in in the journal PLO Biology in an essay Thursday. That disinformation included “dismissing the severity of the virus and hyping treatments beyond their effectiveness,” noted Hotez. An “anti-science disinformation campaign” has also been peddled by Russia, as well as by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in a “medical populism,” wrote Hotez. The attacks on science are making the COVID-19 pandemic worse than it would otherwise be, noted Hotez, who is the dean for the National School for Tropical Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine. Continued disinformation and support for shunning masks could trigger a further “mass casualty event” in the U.S, he warned. The United States “witnessed an unprecedented politicization of biomedical science starting in 2015 that has exploded into a complex, multimodal anti-science empire operating through mass media, political elections, legislation, and even health systems,” Hotez warned. “Anti-science activities now pervade the daily lives of many Americans, and threaten to infect other parts of the world. We can attribute the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans from COVID-19, measles, and other vaccine-preventable diseases to anti-science.” Although Donald Trump “did not win reelection and the new Biden administration has vowed to mount an evidence-based pandemic strategy, the anti-science pursuits of the Trump White House and Coronavirus Task Force” have already “caused serious harm,” he wrote. Hotez suggested that the US may have to remove anti-science content and organizations from social media to save lives. He urged the U.S. to create an interagency government task force to address the problem.
Get ready, you may soon need a 'vaccine passport' to travel and attend public event https://www.radio.com/news/you-may-soon-need-a-vaccine-passport-for-travel-events Get ready, you may need a “vaccine passport” soon as President Joe Biden queries government agencies to “assess the feasibility” of connecting COVID-19 vaccines with other vaccine certificates and creating a digital version. According to reporting by The New York Times, Denmark, along with a couple of other airlines will soon roll out digital passports with vaccine info to allow for easier travel and keep documentation transparent. “It’s about trying to digitize a process that happens now and make it into something that allows for more harmony and ease, making it easier for people to travel between countries without having to pull out different papers for different countries and different documents at different checkpoints,” Nick Careen, senior vice president for airport, passenger, cargo and security at I.A.T.A. told the Times. The Times reports that airlines, nonprofits, industry groups and tech companies are all working on launching an app or digital proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test. IBM, The world Economic Forum and the Commons Project Foundation are all developing some kind of digital health pass that would allow users to safely report their viral status while attending public events, traveling, or going into the office to work. If you’re wondering whether or not you’ll need a vaccine passport, the answer is likely to be a responding ‘yes.’ That is if you want to attending public events or travel internationally, “One key element vital for the restart of tourism is consistency and harmonization of rules and protocols regarding international travel,” Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary general of the United Nations World Tourism Organization said in an email to the Times. “Evidence of vaccination, for example, through the coordinated introduction of what may be called ‘health passports’ can offer this. They can also eliminate the need for quarantine on arrival, a policy which is also standing in the way of the return of international tourism.”
That's ok wingnuts only travel as far as the nearest 7-Eleven or Checkers. No passport needed to get a Big Gulp or a Big Buford.
There will be a great black market for any vaccine papers the government will be demanding from the little people. I'm scheduled to get my chip, errr vaccine, March 3rd. We'll see if I begin to develop a taste for human flesh, or worse, suddenly "see the light" on all government policies.
It was remarkably easy to have this discussion with my doctor. I have to imagine that if it was that easy, then many people will have a similar way of avoiding the gestapo.